2011

Status of Movable Type development

Having moved our case tracking system to Fogbugz on-demand, one of our favorite features is its reporting function. You can see the current activity of Movable Type development with a variety of graphs and charts. I would like to introduce some of the highlights here. Number of fixed and implemented cases The following graph shows numbers of fixed bugs and implemented features since 2007 when we started to use Fogbugz. As you can see, it is more active than ever. I should also mention that this achievement includes a lot of contributions from the community which is also shown in the long list of the acknowledgments in 5.1 release notes. You can check the live status if you have an account. If you don’t, you can create an account to report a bug or send a feature request. Number of open cases You might wonder how the submitted cases are handled. The development team is reviewing new cases on every Thursday. And periodically we conduct “a big triage” to sweep remaining cases. The following graph shows the improvement in our product management. Now all the feature request cases have been reviewed and categorized in this product backlog page. Active feature…

Bug Tracker maintenance completed

We have successfully migrated our Movable Type issue tracking system to the new location. The new URL is here. https://movabletype.fogbugz.com/ I hope that you will enjoy the newest FogBugz features ! The Movable Type issue tracking system ( Fogbugz ) is currently under maintenance. We are moving this installation to the Fog Creeks’ on-demand service, and it will be back next week. Please use Movable Type Forums to report bugs during this period. Sorry for your inconvenience !…

Movable Type 5.1 and 5.05, 4.36 Security Updates

After three months of the beta testing, the official release of the Movable Type 5.1 is now ready to download. Movable Type 4.36 and 5.05 are also released as mandatory security updates. These updates resolve multiple vulnerabilities discovered in Movable Type 5.x and Movable Type 4.x. About Movable Type 5.1 Introducing Movable Type 5.1 View more presentations from Six Apart KK Please see the following links for details. What’s new in Movable Type 5.1 Movable Type 5.1 release notes Movable Type 5.1 includes a lot of feedback, patches and contributions from our community. Thank you very much for all of your help ! Movable Type 4.36 and 5.05 Security Updates The impact of the vulnerabilities A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code in a logged-in users’ web browser. A remote attacker could read or modify the contents in the system under certain circumstances. Versions Affected Movable Type Open Source 4.x Movable Type Open Source 5.x Movable Type 4.x ( with Professional Pack, Community Pack ) Movable Type 5.x ( with Professional Pack, Community Pack ) Movable Type Enterprise 4.x Solution Please upgrade to the latest versions of Movable Type 4 or Movable Type 5. Movable Type Open Source 4.36 Movable…

Movable Type 5.1 RC4

The Movable Type 5.1 RC4 is available to download. The case 106201 was fixed in this release. To try RC4: Downloading beta builds Downloading MTOS nightly builds Getting the source code from GitHub Movable Type 5.1 Release Notes ( RC4 ) Slideshare: Introducing Movable Type 5.1 Movable Type 5.1 Beta manual Please see FogBugz for all cases. Reporting Bugs Your feedback is important to get Movable Type 5.1 ready for the final release. Without your feedback, it is almost impossible for developers to test the software in all of the various conditions that might occur. So please don’t hesitate to create a new case. FogBugz: How to report your issue and feedback…

Movable Type 5.1 RC3

The Movable Type 5.1 RC3 is available to download now. To try RC3: Downloading beta builds Downloading MTOS nightly builds Getting the source code from GitHub Here is the release notes for Movable Type 5.1 RC3. There are couple of bugs (such as 106201) which have been reported recently, and we may roll another RC release shortly. Movable Type 5.1 Release Notes ( RC3 ) Please see FogBugz for all cases. For more details: Slideshare: Introducing Movable Type 5.1 Movable Type 5.1 Beta manual Reporting Bugs Your feedback is important to get Movable Type 5.1 ready for the final release. Without your feedback, it is almost impossible for developers to test the software in all of the various conditions that might occur. So please don’t hesitate to create a new case. FogBugz: How to report your issue and feedback…

Movable Type 5.1 RC2

The Movable Type 5.1 RC2 is available to download now. This release includes several minor bug fixes and improved French localization thanks to FranÃ§ois. To try RC2: Downloading beta builds Downloading MTOS nightly builds Getting the source code from GitHub Here is the release notes for Movable Type 5.1 RC2. Please note that minor cases are not listed here, please see FogBugz for all cases. Movable Type 5.1 Release Notes ( RC2 ) For more details: Slideshare: Introducing Movable Type 5.1 Movable Type 5.1 Beta manual Reporting Bugs Your feedback is important to get Movable Type 5.1 ready for the final release. Without your feedback, it is almost impossible for developers to test the software in all of the various conditions that might occur. So please don’t hesitate to create a new case. FogBugz: How to report your issue and feedback We look forward to hearing from you !…

Movable Type 5.1 RC1

The Movable Type 5.1 RC1 is now available to download. In Release Candidate 1, the development team has implemented all new features and fixed major bugs. If we don’t find any new issues at the following regression test (and your feedback is also crucial at this final momement), Movable Type 5.1 will be ready to ship around the end of May. Please check the 5.1 schedule wiki for updates toward the production release ! To try RC1: Downloading beta builds Downloading MTOS nightly builds Getting the source code from GitHub Here is the release notes for Movable Type 5.1 RC1. Please note that minor cases are not listed here, please see FogBugz for all cases. Movable Type 5.1 Release Notes ( RC1 ) For more details: Slideshare: Introducing Movable Type 5.1 Movable Type 5.1 Beta manual Reporting Bugs Your feedback is important to get Movable Type 5.1 ready for the final release. Without your feedback, it is almost impossible for developers to test the software in all of the various conditions that might occur. So please don’t hesitate to create a new case. FogBugz: How to report your issue and feedback We look forward to hearing from you !…

Movable Type 5.1 Beta 3

We would like to express our deepest sympathy to those who have suffered loss on account of the terrible earthquake in Japan. It is our sincere hope that the afflicted areas may recover at the earliest time. Movable Type team in Japan have been collaborating with several local communities for the past years. Tohoku area is where MTDDC Meetup, this local support project first took place. We will continue our efforts toward the realization of recovery, constantly thinking of the people of Tohoku and neighboring areas. Here is the release notes for Movable Type 5.1 Beta. The list now includes implemented, fixed and active cases. Please note that minor cases are not listed here, please see FogBugz for all cases. Movable Type 5.1 Release Notes ( Beta 3 ) To join the beta test: Downloading beta builds Downloading MTOS nightly builds Getting the source code from GitHub For more details: Introducing Movable Type 5.1 Movable Type 5.1 Beta manual Movable type 5.1 Schedule Reporting Bugs Your feedback is important to get Movable Type 5.1 ready for the final release. Please don’t hesitate to create a new case. FogBugz: How to report your issue and feedback…

Movable Type 5.1 Beta 2

Movable Type 5.1 Beta 2 is available to download and test. The development team is actively working on the beta, and we have already implemented 120 cases, fixed 715 cases, and there are only 120 active cases remaining. Please join the beta by downloading beta builds downloading MTOS nightly builds getting the source code from GitHub For more details: Introducing Movable Type 5.1 Movable Type 5.1 Beta manual Movable Type 5.1 Schedule Reporting Bugs Your feedback is important to get Movable Type 5.1 ready for the final release. Without your feedback, it is almost impossible for developers to test the software in all of the various conditions that might occur. So please don’t hesitate to create a new case. FogBugz: How to report your issue and feedback We look forward to hearing from you !…

Movable Type 5.1 Beta 1

The Movable Type 5.1 Beta 1 is now available to download and test. Today begins a 3-month period of beta releases and official quality assurance testing. We plan to release a new beta version every two weeks until the application is stable. Once stable, we will be creating release candidates. And we are hoping to offer a stable build by mid May. Downloading Movable Type 5.1 Beta The beta builds and MTOS nightly builds are available to download from the beta page. Download the beta builds Download MTOS nightly builds Get the source code from GitHub About Movable Type 5.1 Introducing Movable Type 5.1View more presentations from Six Apart KK. Movable Type 5.1 focused on four major feature areas: Drag and drop sorting of categories and folders Faster ajax listing screens with custom filtering and sorting UI improvements in editing entries MT tags and the template editor enhancements for multi blogs Please refer to the following pages for more details. Movable Type 5.1 Beta Movable type 5.1 - Project wiki Reporting Bugs Your feedback is important to get Movable Type 5.1 ready for the final release. Without your feedback, it is almost impossible for developers to test the software in…

Movable Type development moving to GitHub

New Year’s Greetings from Movable Type team, and we would like to announce a new step of the Movable Type development. We are moving Movable Type core development over to Git. Movable Type has used a public subversion repository for version control, but from January 2011, our new home is on github.com. GitHub is the most popular Git hosting, and it also provides social networking functions such as feeds, followers and the network graph to display how the team works on the repository. We believe that this transition will help our community a lot. The development process will be more transparent, easier to try the bleeding edge version of the code, and of course, you can fork your own projects ! movabletype/movabletype - GitHub GitHub, how to join There are numbers of great online tutorials. Help.GitHub - Welcome After configuring Git environment in your local machine, all you have to do is to clone the project. % git clone http://github.com/movabletype/movabletype.git % cd movabletype % make me How about FogBugz ? We will continue using Fogbugz for the issue tracking system. You can report bugs or request features in the same way. We are looking forward to seeing you on…